Stephen Wooldridge

Stephen Brian Wooldridge (17 October 1977 – 14 August 2017) was an Australian racing cyclist, an Olympic and four-time world champion on the track. He was born in Sydney. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]

In 2005, Wooldridge was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia.[2] He was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions in 2015.[3]

Wooldridge committed suicide on 14 August 2017 in Sydney at the age of 39.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "AIS Athletes at the Olympics". Ausport.gov.au. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Wooldridge". It's An Honour website. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Homfray, Reece (15 August 2017). "Australian Olympic gold medallist Stephen Wooldridge dies at the age of 39". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Olympic cycling champion Stephen Wooldridge dies". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.